DOLLS WEEK OF JULY 13, 1999
NEWS
EBAY DOWN AGAIN!
EBay
experienced a 14 hour crash on Friday! This was the fourth system failure in roughly one
month's time. If you sell dolls on eBay, you know how costly these outages can be if
you have an auction closing during one, since the last minute bidders (aka
"snipers") won't be able to place their bids during such an outage, thereby
decreasing your price for your doll! And, if you buy, nothing is more frustrating
than NOT being able to bid on a much-wanted doll during an outage. Ebay DOES usually
extend auctions affected by outages, but many sellers and buyers find it difficult to
recover lost auction momentum. Has eBay grown too large, too fast? Read all
about it in The Detroit Free Press
and Forbes.
TOP TOYS OF THE SUMMER
Several of the Toys we have discussed in Dolls This Week this
summer (including the Rad Repeatin Tarzan Doll and the Austin Powers Doll) have made
eToys top 10 most-purchased toys. Read About it here: Merchandise From Summer's
Hottest Movies Fill Four of eToys' Top Ten Spots on the "Fun Flash" List; eToys
Announces Monthly "Fun Flash" for July '99
UPCOMING DOLL EVENTS
ANNUAL DOLL FAIRE IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA,
July 24 and 25. Liverpool, NSW
This is the largest Doll Fair in Australia! Held by the Doll
Collectors Club of NSW, at the Whitlam Leisure Center, Memorial Avenue, Liverpool, NSW,
Australia. from 10 to 4. Over 200 stalls, and doll identifications. For
more information, visit The Doll Collectors Club of
NSW
SUMMER SCHOOL FOR DOLLMAKERS
Doll Summer School at Crafty College (http://CraftyCollege.com)
Many doll classes offered during the summer, For detailed information and pictures, please
see:
http://craftycollege.com/academics/):
UFDC NATIONAL CONVENTION, Washington Hilton and
Towers, August 1 to 6
Yearly doll collector's convention; over 2,000 attendees, doll show,
competition, seminars, workshops, banquets, and yearly business meeting. Look for
live, daily updates from the convention on this site! Doll show is open to the
public on Thursday, August 5. . Also in Washington DC at this time is the NIADA
convention at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda MD which opens its salesroom to
the public on August 1. Finally, the ODACA show is at the Washington Hilton on
Sunday, August 1, also at the Washington Hilton in Georgetown.
THERIAULTS "My Cousin In Brittany"
Auction, Arlington Hilton & Towers, Greater Washington DC August 1
A catalogued auction of rare and antique dolls; includes dolls from
the estate collection of Herbert Weinberg of Suffolk, Virginia and the private Lenci
collection of Ethyl Neary of San Francisco. Preview begins 9am. Discovery Day
(uncatalogued) auction to follow immediately after catalogued auction. See www.theriaults.com for more information.
THERIAULTS The Doll Body Auction, August 4,
Arlington Hilton
Very unusual auction of 250 bodies (no heads!) for antique dolls! Great
opportunity to learn about bodies. Bring your head and try the body on!
Preview begins at 5pm.
Barbie--Look Who's 40! Exhibit, June
1 to November 1, Denver, Colorado
At the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, 1880 Gaylord Street
D.A.G. Oneonta New York Doll Show and
Festival, July 15-17
Yearly convention of the Doll Artisan Guild
Previous Weeks in Dolls:
Summer Festival in Billings; Doll Summer School at Crafty
College
Austin Powers Doll, Barbie Legs as Amputee Fingers, Jill Barad
LA Times Interview
The Tarzan and Butterfly-Art Barbie Controversies
The Year 2000 DAG Convention is Announced
Theriault Duet Auction
Loss of ODACA Artist Kathryn Williams Klunsman
Review of Anaheim Dollmaking Show
